The airport is almost doubling its terminal footprint from 6,100m² to 11,750m², installing two new gates, and tripling the size of the domestic departure lounge from 1,250m² to 3,750m². The works are expected to be completed in 2027.
The inaugural flight, VA218 to Melbourne, took off from Adelaide just before noon on Tuesday with two Chihuahuas on board alongside its human passenger contingent. Adelaide has now joined Melbourne, the Sunshine Coast, and the Gold Coast as a destinati…
Dubbed the “GC Surfer”, the project will use buses similar to Brisbane Metro to connect Robina to Coolangatta via Varsity Lakes, Burleigh Heads, and the Gold Coast Airport at 10-minute frequencies. It comes after the light rail extension was scrapped l…
Flight VA127 took off aboard 737 MAX 8 VH-8IK (similar aircraft pictured) shortly before 4:30pm on Monday, with services to operate three times per week, adding more than 40,000 seats annually. Virgin now flies to Bali from Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne,…
Set to take place on Thursday, 6 August at The Star, Sydney, the summit will convene leaders from airlines, airports, government, and the broader aviation ecosystem to tackle the defining challenges reshaping Australian aviation.
The Timor-Leste flag carrier operated flight 8G271 from Dili to Darwin on Saturday morning, with A320 4W-AAL landing shortly after 10am. Aero Dili will fly twice per week across the Timor Sea between Dili and the NT capital.
The carrier, one of China’s “big four”, touched down at Adelaide Airport as flight MU781 at 6:47am on Sunday, operated by the A350-900 B-32FP. China Eastern will operate three flights per week until August, then return in December.
The specially-configured planes, which will fly from Sydney to London starting in October 2027 with Sydney-New York to follow, will carry just 238 seats, including six first-class, 52 in business, 40 in premium economy, and 140 in economy including Eco…
The Weapon Fill Measurement Vehicle (WFMV) flight test, conducted in late April, “marked a significant advancement in Australia’s ability to integrate weapons onto the F-35A Lightning II faster and more efficiently”, according to Defence.